send_user_notifications (cron forum task)

send_user_notifications (cron forum task)

per Benjamin Seclier,
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Hello,
Several years ago, we decided to move the task sending forum notifications (mails) from the "master cron" to our own schedule task execution using this kind of command :

/usr/bin/php /var/www/moodle/admin/tool/task/cli/schedule_task.php --execute='\mod_forum\task\cron_task'

At this time, this only task would tag and send all messages from the forums. Yesterday, we found that this job was splited some month ago. Now, the \mod_forum\task\cron_task only "tag" messages to be sent. They are really sent in the "master cron", thank to this job :

Execute adhoc task: mod_forum\task\send_user_notifications

I tried to disable this job from the master cron in order to run it with \mod_forum\task\cron_task, but I'm not able to find it in the scheduledtasks.php admin page. Moreover, when I try to run it, I have this error :

/usr/bin/php /var/www/moodle/admin/tool/task/cli/schedule_task.php --execute='\mod_forum\task\send_user_notifications'
Task '\mod_forum\task\send_user_notifications' not found

Can you help me with this problem ? I hope I had been understandable sorire
Cheers,
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Re: send_user_notifications (cron forum task)

per Dominique Palumbo,
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Hi Benjamin,

I don't know if it will help you.
But we've the same comportement and error.
If I launch your command in Moodle 3.7.x

I use that command
/usr/bin/php /var/www/moodle/admin/tool/task/cli/schedule_task.php --list

The only task for forum is that.
\mod_forum\task\cron_task

Send_notification is an adhoc task. But maybe all have to be call at once, now.
I'll try to find more info.

I see that they've a file call : adhoc_task.php in the directory  /var/www/moodle/admin/tool/task/cli/
maybe it's the solution...

Dominique.
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Re: send_user_notifications (cron forum task)

per Benjamin Seclier,
Hello Dominique,
I think the only possible solution here would be to "detach" the send_user_notifications task from the main-adhoc cronjob.
Anyway, thanks for your tip sorire
Cheers,
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Re: send_user_notifications (cron forum task)

per Augusto Villa,
Hello,
the way to execute a task adhoc is:
admin/tool/task/cli/adhoc_task.php --execute=\\mod_forum\\task\\send_user_notifications

la tarea send_user_notifications is invoked by
admin/tool/task/cli/schedule_task.php --execute=\\mod_forum\\task\\cron_task

in the file 
mod/forum/classes/task/cron_task.php:                $task = new \mod_forum\task\send_user_notifications();
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Re: send_user_notifications (cron forum task)

per Benjamin Seclier,
Hello Augusto,
Thank you for your help which saved us sorire
Just a note : we can just use "admin/tool/task/cli/adhoc_task.php --execute" (specifying the task doesn't work).
Cheers.
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Re: send_user_notifications (cron forum task)

per Dr. Nellie Deutsch,
What command should I add as I'm having the same problem all of a sudden with the forums? No one is getting notified by email.
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Re: send_user_notifications (cron forum task)

per Augusto Villa,

In order to "patch" (temporarily fix the problem) I did 2 things:

1) en /admin/settings.php?section=taskprocessing 


2) I programmed it to run every 5 minutes as well. 

With these two changes, the shipments did not double again ... But unfortunately the cron runs with a higher frequency than recommended.

I hope this can help you.

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Re: send_user_notifications (cron forum task)

per Dr. Nellie Deutsch,
It may work. What do you have in your command line for your cron job?
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Re: send_user_notifications (cron forum task)

per Augusto Villa,

*/5 * * * *   /usr/bin/php /var/..../cron.php

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Re: send_user_notifications (cron forum task)

per Dr. Nellie Deutsch,
Thank you. What do I add in the /.../
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Re: send_user_notifications (cron forum task)

per Dr. Nellie Deutsch,

I want to thank you for all your help. I have 5-week 11 free online courses going on, now, so getting email notifications from the forums is very important to the the teachers and the participants. I'm kind of desperate, but with no funding to get professional help. 

I made the change in the file manager as stated, but don't  see any email notifications from the forums. Is there anything else I need to do?

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Re: send_user_notifications (cron forum task)

per Dr. Nellie Deutsch,

This is what I see. Where do I add the changes?

                $task = new \mod_forum\task\send_user_digests();

                $task->set_userid($user->id);

                $task->set_component('mod_forum');

                $task->set_next_run_time($digesttime);

                \core\task\manager::reschedule_or_queue_adhoc_task($task);

                $usercounts['digests']++;

                $send = true;

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Re: send_user_notifications (cron forum task)

per Dr. Nellie Deutsch,
$task = new \mod_forum\task\send_user_notifications();
$task->set_userid($user->id);
$task->set_component('mod_forum');
$task->set_next_run_time($digesttime);
\core\task\manager::reschedule_or_queue_adhoc_task($task);
$usercounts['digests']++;
$send = true;
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Re: send_user_notifications (cron forum task)

per Augusto Villa,
I'm sorry Nelli, all my comments from the other thread of this answer, aimed to correct a different problem than the one I now understand you have.

Could you please explain to us in more detail what is your situation?
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Re: send_user_notifications (cron forum task)

per Dr. Nellie Deutsch,
I'm on Moodle 3.10. The upgrade went well and everything was working until it wasn't. 

Users do not receive email notifications from the discussion forums only. They receive email messages, badge notifications and so on, but not email notifications from the discussion forums.
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Re: send_user_notifications (cron forum task)

per Benjamin Seclier,
Hello,
Can you show us what you see when you use the following command ?
/usr/bin/php /moodle_path/php/admin/tool/task/cli/adhoc_task.php --execute

This is the command that should send all notifications from forums (among other actions). Exemple :

Execute adhoc task: mod_forum\task\send_user_notifications
... started 07:26:02. Current memory use 40.6Mo.
Sending messages to student_login (269404)
Post 241357 sent
Sent 1 messages with 0 failures
Marking posts as read
Marked 1 posts as read
... used 23 dbqueries
... used 0.065815925598145 seconds
Adhoc task complete: mod_forum\task\send_user_notifications
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Re: send_user_notifications (cron forum task)

per Dr. Nellie Deutsch,
Hi Benjamin,

Is this process new to Moodle V 3.10? I have never encountered the need for this command before. Do I add the command to under the account cron? This is what I have right now: /usr/local/bin/php /home/moodle4teachers/public_html/admin/cli/cron.php >/dev/null 2>&1 and it works for everything like badges, mail messages, course completion and so on.

This is what I got when I added your /usr/bin/php /moodle_path/php/admin/tool/task/cli/adhoc_task.php --execute

Cron <moodle4teachers@server> /usr/bin/php /moodle_path/php/admin/tool/task/cli/adhoc_task.php --execute

Status: 404 Not Found
Content-type: text/html; charset=UTF-8

No input file specified.

This is what I see under cron for forums

 $task = new \mod_forum\task\send_user_digests();
                $task->set_userid($user->id);
                $task->set_component('mod_forum');
                $task->set_next_run_time($digesttime);
                \core\task\manager::reschedule_or_queue_adhoc_task($task);
                $usercounts['digests']++;
                $send = true;
            }

            if (!empty($individualpostdata)) {
                $usercounts['messages'] += count($individualpostdata);

                $task = new \mod_forum\task\send_user_notifications();
                $task->set_userid($user->id);
                $task->set_custom_data($individualpostdata);
                $task->set_component('mod_forum');
                \core\task\manager::queue_adhoc_task($task);
                $counts['individuals']++;
                $send = true;
                
            }


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Re: send_user_notifications (cron forum task)

per Dr. Nellie Deutsch,
\mod_forum\task\send_user_notifications
Ad hoc

Showing success but no email notifications are received.

I received this message when I did the cron job manually from the site:

Execute adhoc task: core_course\task\course_delete_modules
... started 05:29:55. Current memory use 3.7MB.
!!! Coding error detected, it must be fixed by a programmer: A lock was created but not released at:
[dirroot]/lib/cronlib.php on line 154

 Code should look like:

 $factory = \core\lock\lock_config::get_lock_factory('type');
 $lock = $factory-&gt;get_lock(ad639a871d90454e0b679d1c4569bfdc55160c17);
 $lock-&gt;release();  // Locks must ALWAYS be released like this.

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Re: send_user_notifications (cron forum task)

per Augusto Villa,
Hello nelli, can you please show us on the screen what each of the following executions throws at you by running them manually?
First:
#php admin/tool/task/cli/schedule_task.php --execute=\\mod_forum\\task\\cron_task
and later:
#php admin/tool/task/cli/adhoc_task.php --execute=\\mod_forum\\task\\send_user_notifications


Perhaps an alternative is in the task scheduler to temporarily stop that task that is generating an error. to see if when it runs again if it sends the regulations.
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